Master of Science [M.S] [Software Engineering of Distributed Systems] From KTH Royal Institute of Technology

The set of devices in which distributed software applications may operate ranges from workstations to PDAs. New technological developments create considerable demand from industry and for engineers who are able to design software systems utilising these developments.?

This Master's programme in at is intended to be an educational response to such industrial demands. It provides students with state-of-the-art knowledge of the field and develops their practical skills in order to meet current industrial requirements, as well as enhancing their ability to adapt to the new developments of tomorrow?s technology.

The program is course-based. 60 ECTS credits must be obtained from the set of compulsory courses (this includes the degree project) and 60 ECTS credits can be obtained from the set of elective courses. The programme offers two tracks: Software track and Security track.

?Among the set of elective courses for these specialisations, four courses (30 ECTS credits) for each of these tracks must be elected from the lists of corresponding elective courses for the tracks. The final term is dedicated to the degree project with one set of thesis topics provided by faculty. Many students choose to conduct their project in collaboration with industry, either in Sweden or abroad, and others are interested in pursuing their project in a university abroad. The choice of degree project depends on the students? plans for future industrial or research work.

Career

Since the programme is oriented to educate software engineers with comprehensive knowledge of recent advanced methods and technologies in distributed software systems, opportunities for graduates to find a job are extensive. The programme qualifications allow students to work in a multitude of companies developing or maintaining software, and this is a huge market. Many students have been offered permanent positions either in Sweden or abroad even before they graduate.?

Feedback from former students shows that they very much appreciate the knowledge of modern technologies they learned from the programme, and this knowledge enables them to be very competitive in the labour market. Likewise, there are many examples of graduates becoming key employees in their companies by promoting these modern technologies.

A large number of students also target an academic career, and many of them have proceeded to PhD student positions in well-known universities all over the world.